Head of FP&A & Finance Transformation - Roadside in London

Location: London (hybrid working 3 office days per week) with regular weekly travel to our Basingstoke HQ office.

Employment Type: Permanent, full time.

Additional Benefits: Annual Bonus, Cash-Car Allowance & Private Medical Insurance.

We are looking for a commercially sharp senior finance leader to join our Roadside Finance Leadership Team. In this high-impact role you will lead FP&A across Roadside while shaping how finance processes, reporting and insight evolve across the business.

What will I be doing?

• Lead Roadside FP&A activity, including the five-year plan, annual budget, quarterly forecasts, weekly MI and monthly performance reporting.
• Provide clear, timely and actionable insight on revenue, margin, costs, EBITDA, cash, risks and opportunities, helping leaders understand what has happened, why it has happened and what action is needed.
• Partner with senior leaders across Finance, Pricing, Trading, Product, Operations and Commercial teams to support strategic planning and commercial decision making.
• Enable stronger pricing and trading insight, including pricing choices, discount scenarios, volume and margin trade-offs, customer tenure, competitor dynamics and performance tracking.
• Shape and deliver the Roadside finance transformation roadmap, simplifying, standardising and automating processes while improving the quality and pace of insight.
• Support business cases, strategic projects and investment decisions, including benefits tracking and post-investment review.

What do I need?

• Significant senior FP&A, commercial finance, business partnering and performance management experience in a complex commercial environment.
• Strong pricing experience with an understanding of how finance supports trading decisions through scenario modelling, margin analysis, elasticity, customer economics and performance tracking.
• Experience within insurance is preferred, although relevant experience from roadside, subscription, consumer services or other recurring revenue businesses will also be considered.
• Proven experience operating at Head of level or equivalent, with credibility in front of senior stakeholders including CFO, CEO, executive committee or group leadership audiences.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to challenge the business constructively and balance growth, profitability, customer outcomes, operational capacity and risk.
• Experience supporting finance transformation, including improving reporting, simplifying processes, embedding best practice and creating better forward-looking insight.

As a valued member of The AA team, you’ll have access to a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave plus.